A Danish man who joined Daesh in Syria and who is consequently serving eight years imprisonment in Spain has revealed that he was working for Denmark’s intelligence services. The...

The Speaker of the Tobruk Parliament, Aguila Saleh, yesterday warned that he may ask the Egyptian armed forces to intervene in Libya if other countries send troops into the...

Public anger boiled up following days of denials by the military that it was to blame for the crash

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the head of Libya’s UN-recognised government in Istanbul, a diplomatic source said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. The closed-door meeting between Erdogan and Fayez...

Portuguese motorcycle rider Paulo Goncalves died after a crash in the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, organisers said, Reuters reports. The 40-year-old Hero Motorsports entrant,...

At least 11 irregular migrants, including eight children, were killed when their boat sank off the coast of western Turkey, a Turkish Coast Guard source said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports....

Britain must invest in military hardware to become less reliant on US air cover and spy planes in future conflicts, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was quoted as saying in...

The arrest of UK’s ambassador to Iran is a “flagrant violation of international law,” British foreign secretary said Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Iranian government is at a cross-roads moment....

Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday after Iran’s military admitted that it had mistakenly...

Calm prevailed in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday as a cease-fire called by Turkey and Russia went into effect Anadolu Agency reports. The cease-fire took effect at 12 midnight local...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Libyan peace talks will be held in Berlin, as Turkey and Russia appealed to Libya’s warring factions to enter a ceasefire, Reuters reports. During...

The bodies of at least 12 people have been recovered after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Ionian Sea off the southwestern Paxos Island of Greece, the country’s...

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook Istanbul on Saturday, said Turkey’s state-run disaster management authority, Anadolu reports. According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the quake that occurred...

Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was on Friday announced as the ‘2019 Global Muslim Personality of the Year’, by Nigeria’s most authoritative Islamic newspaper, Muslim News Nigeria. The publisher of...

At least 17 civilians were killed in airstrikes Saturday by the Bashar al-Assad regime in northwestern Syria, said a local civil defense agency, Anadolu reports. Regime warplanes have targeted...

The public prosecutor of Spain’s Anti-Corruption Court has issued an indictment against Saudi officials, revealing their involvement in the largest-ever corruption case in the country, Alkhaleejonline.com reported on Friday....

Iran said on Saturday its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard, saying air defences were fired in error while on high alert in...

Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Friday that it had agreed with Russia that a ceasefire will be implemented on Sunday in northwestern Syria’s Idlib region to stem the flow...

A view from Istanbul as heavy mist blankets Sariyer district in Istanbul, Turkey on 10 January 2020

Iraq has revived talks with Russia to buy its S-300 surface-to-air missile defence systems, according to Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti which cited a senior Iraqi lawmaker. The US air...

Turkey has announced that it is sending troops to Libya at a time when it is dealing with a new influx of refugees from Syria’s north-western province, Idlib. Millions...

Iran has invited Boeing experts and US and Ukrainian aviation investigators to participate in the probe into the crash of a commercial Ukrainian jetliner just outside Tehran on Wednesday...

Two Turkish children have been pardoned by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a trial over their insults of him and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), on the...

A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Thursday, citing...

Russian President Putin made a surprise visit to Damascus, during which he met Bashar Al-Assad, not at the Rawda Palace or the People’s Palace, where the latter customarily receives...

Iran invited Canada to participate in the investigation of a downed Boeing plane that killed 176 people, including 63 Canadians, it was announced Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. A statement posted on...

Palestine would like to work very closely together with Serbia, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. Serbia has proven to be a “loyal partner and someone committed...

US President Donald Trump threw cold water Thursday on explanations that a mysterious crash of a Ukrainian jetliner could have been caused by a catastrophic mechanical failure, Anadolu Agency reports....

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, who have each backed opposing sides in the Libyan conflict, have called for a ceasefire to end the...

Germany warned of Libya becoming a “second Syria” as EU leaders met the head of the North African country’s Government of National Accord (GNA) yesterday. The warning came from...

France, Greece, Egypt, and southern Cyprus have denounced the deals signed between Turkey and the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), calling them “null and void”. The declaration was...

A professor of modern Arabic studies at the University of Cambridge has questioned the capacity of graduate students going to Egypt to be able to carry out research in...